GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aver | to declare positively |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |